Unix
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
A pun on Multics coined by Brian Kernighan.
[edit] Proper noun
UNIX or Unix
- A computer operating system.
- A derived work of Unix that qualifies for use of the Unix trademark.
- (informal, considered incorrect) A Unix-like operating system similar to Unix but not qualifying for use of the Unix trademark. Such systems are not strictly considered Unix but are often commonly described as such informally.
- GNU is not Unix.
- The group of Unix operating systems as a whole.
